American Council on Exercise (ACE) · 2021 role delineation study-based Exam Content Outline, effective July 1, 2022; linked by ACE's current syllabus directory on October 21, 2026. No separate edition number appears in the outline. The workbook label 'ACE Certified Health Coach' names the resulting credential holder and maps to this examination.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• Certification Exam Content Outlines
• ACE Health Coach Certification Exam Content Outline
• Updates to the ACE Health Coach Exam Content Outline
• Health Coach Certification
• Ignite Behavior Change With Motivational Interviewing
• Start Strong: A Health Coach's Guide to Early Sessions and Client-Centered Change
• How to Use Behavior-change Theories to Drive Real-world Change
• Communication Strategies: Motivational Interviewing
• The Role of a Health Coach and Behavior Change Specialist
• Supporting Clients Through Lapses and Relapses
• Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool 5
• Setting SMART Goals
• Adult Activity: An Overview
• Social Determinants of Health
• ACE Code of Ethics
• Checklist for Understanding Health News Stories
• ACE Mover Method
• Goal Setting and the Ethics of Steering a Client Toward Different Goals
• Make Action Plans: Tool 15
• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
• Diabetes Risk Factors
• Coaching Behavior Change: Why Self-monitoring Is a Key Ingredient in Successful Behavior Change
• How to Measure Physical Activity Intensity
• Consider Culture: Tool 10
• Attend to Social Needs: Tool 18